Carol Reed Mysteries

Are the Carol Reed Mysteries like the Nancy Drew games? They have been mentioned in this forum but I have never seen them in the stores. They are available as a large file game on BFG. Which ones are recommended by those of you who have played them?

I've only played the first two but I really like them. They're not exactly like the Nancy Drews, except that they involve a female sleuth-type solving mysteries. Maybe someone who has played all of them can tell you more.

WW

And she as a note book so when you dont know what to do you look at the note book and it sort of gives you a hint .I like these games as each adventure ends and there is no follow up and they are logical and plenty of puzzals .Not to much talking either

there is small problm
color of murder is th fifth carol reed and eachone imo is better than the 1 before so this one is the best and the only 1 with the new inventon a builtin hint system mavelous.

each 1 is a separate story and no connectons except some same charatrs.
i would buy the last one nuber 5 tcom and if u like it work backwards.

LindaMarion -- you still there? You're fading in and out! The alphabet is disappearing as you type!

yes im still here.
i dont understand youre remark with alphabets
have i done some thing badl?

Yes thanks LindaMarion I stand corrected .They are all straight forward though .

Lindamarion -- it's really hard to read your posts when you regularly don't type the full words.

What's really funny is that if you do alot of texting, you don't even notice that there are no vowels!

What's even funnier is that my son is starting to write his reports that way, and the teacher understands it! (only kidding).

Dyl'smom

Can you tell I don't text? Those of us, err, old folks can't read this stuff.

is not english peopl welcome on gb becky?i thuoght we were?
is ther a spel cheker?t would hrlp me a very great lot?

LindaMarion,

GameBoomers is an International site. No need to ask if we welcome non-English members.

What is asked of you or any other member is not to use text messaging words - like shortcuts of the full words with no vowels.

Linda, download the google toolbar and it has a built in spellchecker that works very well. Also using capital letters in the beginning of each sentence is universal.

Ana

Firefox has a built-in spellchecker, works fine.
(It doesn't check for punctuation marks though....)

I text a lot so I can be as bad some times

Texting is only appropriate when texting on a mobile. It is not suitable for a forum nor a substitute for writing or speaking (which sadly some do) in general. If you are in a hurry, come back later when you have more time to set a spell.

Ana

what do you mean about texting?i dont do it whatevr you mean?i now my english is not good but does that meen i must stop on gb.i thought you wanted peopl who are not from america or england to post.what i write,it is not understood do you want me to stop?im confusedd.
but ive never heard of texting,i only use microsoft word.

LindaMarion -- there are lots of people on GB who have English as a second language (or third or fourth language) and we understand that everybody is doing their best, and that grammar and spelling of course aren't perfect. Hundreds of people read the posts here, and if you purposely leave out capitalization and vowels from words, that means that hundreds of people struggle to read what you are trying to say.

Texting (I'm told) is what young whippersnappers do with their cellphones. They turn "you" into "u" and "four" into "4." All I know about it is that it's very expensive if your children indulge in it and you have the wrong phone service payment plan.

Do I notice some bad experiences there Becky?

You have no idea!

Becky! Been there, done that!

Hi Gatsbygirl. The characters Carol Reed and Nancy Drew are similar in that they are both young women whose lives seem fairly uncomplicated & focused. The games are similar in that they're played in 1st person --where you are 'Carol' or 'Nancy'. ND has more people-interaction; CR, not so much. CR games take place in one area of Sweden, showing actual places. The pics from the first one look like watercolor paintings of photographs, while the subsequent episodes are realistic in appearance. The stories are consistently well-crafted and engaging.

I'm a big fan of this mdna-game series and would recommend all 5, played in any order.

Becky and BET,
when everybody, who experienced the same, reply here, there will be a lot of posts in this topic.

I've just started playing this game & the photography is gorgeous but so far it's a bit worrying as some of the locations resemble some rooms in my flat!

Texting? Please don't ask me to!

N.B. Would top-up phones help for the offspring paid for out of pocket money or would you end up having to quadruple the pocket money?

i dont do that texting stuff youve explained above and i dont do anythings on purpose

i once got a freind to edit my bad english.it is not nice for me but ill do it again since it seems to upset you for some reasn i dont under stand

I love the Carol Reed games. I've played all but Hope Springs Eternal. Nothing fancy, just straight forward sleuthing....find clues, objects, new locations, and talk to (colorful) characters. No "chores filler" like in Nancy Drew games.

Funny, I've never noticed the notebook in previous games, just the latest, Colour of Money.

LindaMarion -- you'll hire an editor just for us? That's doing a lot!

No need -- the way you were posting a year ago here was fine, with capitalization and typing out the full words. Just return to the way you posted in 2007!

ZooKeeper my mistake there was no notebook for hints in the others .As you say just in the last one .I think it is a good idea .I really like these games

dragonuk44, I just got back from checking walkthroughs and reviews for evidence of the notebook. I'm thinking, "You mean I could've gotten hints all this time instead of pulling my hair out strand by strand?!"

Thanks for clarifying!

No hehehe i dont hire anybody I just get a friend to do it for me , thats what I did about a year ago for a while

I didnt understand. the builtin hints system is a completely new invention an only put in to carol #5 Color of murder-2 or 3 weeks ago.

Later -
2 excelent "A" reviews of 'the color of murder alredy'.

1 is posted here

and the other 1 here